Professors
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| Michael Alfaro | vertebrate diversification and macroevolution (especially coral reef fishes), functional and evolutionary morphology, comparative methods, phylogenetics |
| Priyanga Amarasekare | Mechanisms of diversity maintenance in variable environments |
| Paul Barber | Evolution of conservation of marine biodiversity, Coral reefs, Evolutionary and population genetics, Natural selection and adaptation. |
| Daniel Blumstein | The evolution of behavior and the integration of behavior and conservation biology. |
| Donald Buth | Ichthyology; parasitology, phylogenetic systematics, population structure of lower vertebrates |
| Shane Campbell-Staton | Rapid evolution and adaptation; human-altered environments and climate change; physiology; functional genomics |
| Robert Eagle Tripati | |
| Peggy Fong | Marine ecology of coastal ecosystems. |
| Nandita Garud | Population genetics; evolution in natural populations with a current focus on the microbiome. |
| Gregory Grether | Causes and consequences of aggression and reproductive interference between species; character displacement; species recognition; evolution of coloration; the role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution; animal behavior |
| David Jacobs | Evolution/Development of Invertebrate Body Plans, Paleobiology and Marine Speciation |
| Nathan Kraft | Plant community ecology, with an emphasis on functional and phylogenetic approaches to understanding community assembly and species coexistence; tropical forest dynamics; biogeography and the assembly of regional biotas. |
| Colin Kremer | Marine & freshwater microbial ecology; theoretical ecology; linking organismal physiology to population, community, & ecosystem dynamics; effects of global change, especially temperature; eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
| Kirk Lohmueller | Population genetics; Statistical methods in evolutionary and medical genetics; genetic variation data |
| Glen MacDonald | Glen M Sproul dit MacDonald works on issues of climate change and ecological and societal responses. |
| Peter Nonacs | Behavioral ecology and social evolution, using both theoretical and experimental approaches. |
| Noa Pinter-Wollman | The emergence of collective behavior from variation and interactions among system components. |
| Lawren Sack | Ecology and physiology of plant species coexistence. Hydraulics of plant water transport. Evolution and functional consequences of diversity in leaf size, shape and venation. Forest dynamics and ecohydrology. Conservation physiology. |
| Van Savage | Effects of climate on ecological systems; species interactions; evolutionary dynamics; mathematical biology; biological scaling in relation to thermal responses, vascular systems, sleep, and tumor growth |
| Barney Schlinger | Steroid hormone synthesis and action in birds; hormonal control of brain and behavior in tropical bird species |
| Karen Sears | Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals |
| H. Bradley Shaffer | Population biology, landscape ecology, and conservation genomics of reptiles and amphibians, particularly in California |
| Thomas Smith | Evolutionary ecology, speciation, and conservation of vertebrates, especially in the tropics. |
| Victoria Sork | Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation genomics of tree populations; evolutionary biology and conservation science of oaks; phylogeography; hybridization and introgression; molecular ecology of pollen and seed dispersal. |
| Morgan Tingley | Effects of global change on biodiversity; hierarchical modeling; fire and Californian wildlife; ornithology; conservation. |
| Tina Treude | |
| Robert Wayne | Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, sociobiology and conservation |
| Pamela Yeh | Adaptation to novel environments; evolution of drug resistance in bacteria; urban ecology and evolution |
| Felipe Zapata | Systematics and evolutionary biology; plant biology; quantitative taxonomy; macroevolution; phylogenetic comparative functional genomics; tropical biology |
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Incoming Professors
Adjuncts
| Christy Brigham | |
| Gary Bucciarelli | |
| Jon Keeley | Ecology of fire-prone ecosystems and alien plants that invade these systems. |
| Rachel Kennison | |
| Benjamin Knowles | I am a viral ecologist whose research focuses on whether viruses choose to kill or parasitize their hosts, what drives this decision, and what its outcomes are from molecular to global scales. |
| Brenda Larison | |
| Jonathan Marcot | |
| Barbara Natterson | |
| Rachel Prunier | |
| Seth Riley | Ecology and conservation of wildlife in fragmented urban landscapes. |
| Debra Shier | Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology |
| Xiaoming Wang | My current researches have two broad focuses: 1, evolution, systematics, and phylogeny of fossil carnivorans (meat-eating mammals) in Cenozoic and. 2, Geology and vertebrate paleontology of Tibetan Plateau. |
Professors Emeriti
| Clifford Brunk | Molecular biological approaches to the study of evolution. |
| Martin Cody | Community structure, determinants of diversity, density and distribution, interspecific interactions and adaptive morpho |
| Franz Engelmann | Insect physiology, insect and invertebrate endocrinology. |
| Elma Gonzalez | Cell and molecular biology of calcification in coccolithophorid algae. |
| Malcolm Gordon | Comparative ecological physiology of lower vertebrates, with emphasis on fish locomotion |
| Patty Gowaty | Evolutionary ecology, evolution of behavior, sexual behavior, mating systems, sexual conflict, parental behavior, maternal effects, developmental plasticity, sex allocation, genetic parentage, ornithology |
| William Hamner | Behavior of oceanic animals, emphasizing in situ observations at sea. |
| Henry Hespenheide | The evolutionary ecology and biodiversity of Neotropical wet forest insects. |
| Steve Hubbell | Community ecology; biodiversity |
| Ken Nagy | Ecological physiology of terrestrial vertebrates, especially desert reptiles. |
| Peter Narins | Auditory Behavior, Neurophysiology and Mechanics |
| Park Nobel | Plant physiological ecology, especially agaves and cacti |
| Philip Rundel | Adaptations of plants to environmental stress, focusing on mediterranean, desert, and tropical ecosystems; applications of environmental sensor arrays for ecological research |
| Charles Taylor | avian bioacoustics; adaptive sensor arrays; artificial life |
| Blaire Van Valkenburgh | Paleobiology, ecology, and functional morphology of vertebrates |
| Richard Vance | Marine, Theoretical, and Restoration Ecology |
| Eduardo Zeiger | Plant physiology and photobiology; with emphasis in stomatal function. |
| Cheryl Ann Zimmer | Population ecology of marine organisms, especially the role of hydrodynamic processes |
| Richard Zimmer | Ecology and sensory biology of aquatic organisms; chemical signals and communication |
Postdocs and Research Faculty
| Eric J Caldera | |
| Mark Andrew Elvin | |
| Sorel T Fitz-Gibbon | Genome Sequence Of P. Aerophilium |
| Ana E Garcia Vedrenne | |
| Emily Elizabeth Curd Guswa | Conducting Sampling, Dna Extraction, Sequencing And Analysis Of Environmental Dna Samples From Sediment And Soil In California |
| Sarah Jacobs | |
| Andrew Ring Kleinhesselink | |
| Natalie Jewel Lemanski | |
| Jennifer Ann Maier | |
| Jeffrey P Maloy | |
| Evan M Mccartney-Melstad | |
| Julie Serena Miller | |
| Portia Mae Mira | |
| Maura Palacios Mejia | |
| Katherine Prager | Understanding The Dynamics Of Leptospirosis Interrogans Serovar Pomona In California Sea Lions |
| Alexa Aline Sadier | |
| Peter Scott | |
| Satoshi Tomano | |
| Daniel Joseph Wieczynski |
Faculty Leadership
| Karen Sears | EEB Department Chair |
| Greg Grether | Vice Chair of Personnel |
| Nathan Kraft | Vice Chair of Graduate Studies |
| Lawren Sack | Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies |
Committees
By-Laws Coordinator
Responsible for updating the departmental by-laws and ensuring that they align with the most current Academic Senate regulations.
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Legislative Assembly Representatives
https://www.senate.ucla.edu/committee/lga
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Curriculum Committee
Responsible for maintaining and updating of the undergraduate curriculum.
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Departmental Awards Committee
Responsible for overseeing the Departmental awards program; (e.g., Faculty Research Lecturer,Distinguished Teaching Award, Woman Scientist of the Year, etc.)
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Faculty Advisor to Website
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Incoming Student Trip
Responsible for planning a trip for incoming graduate students traditionally held at the start of Fall quarter.
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Faculty-Grad Liaison (FSL)
Graduate Student Liaison to the EEB Faculty.
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Graduate Admissions & Support Committee
Responsible for coordinating the acceptance and admission of new grad students, and support offers.
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MBQ/FBQ Committee
Responsible for overseeing the department’s MBQ and FBQ programs including planning upcoming locations/quarters.
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Social Coordinator
Responsible for coordinating department social events.
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Faculty Undergraduate Advisor
Faculty responsible for review of undergraduate student petitions and consultant to the Curriculum Committee.
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Academic Personnel Committee
Responsible for coordinating the departmental review of academic personnel concerns.
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Seminar & EcoPub Committees
https://www.eeb.ucla.edu/seminars
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Biological Sciences Council (BSC)
Graduate student representative for EEB on the BSC.
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Faculty Graduate Advisor
Responsible for supporting graduate student progress by serving as a liaison between graduate students, staff, faculty, and Chairs.
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Research Symposium Committee
Responsible for planning the Research Symposium in the spring quarter.
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Dive Safety Board
Responsible for overseeing the UCLA Scientific Diving Program.
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EvMed Program Committee
Responsible for managing the Evolutionary Medicine MS and undergraduate minor programs, as well as their curriculums. At the Graduate level, reviews EvMed admission files and forwards recommendations to the GAC.
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Grad Research Awards Committee
Responsible for nominating EEB graduate students for various campus and divisional fellowships including the UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship. Most campus wide award nominations occur in April, though ad hoc award nominations may occur during the year. Also responsible for nominating continuing students for annual departmental funding awards during the Spring quarter.
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Professional Development Committee
Responsible for coordinating professional development events for graduate students.
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Graduate DWQE Coordinators
Responsible for overseeing the Departmental Written Qualifying Examination for MS and PhD students.
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